2Ki 24:6-8 | TSK | e4.org | am 3405. bc 599. slept As Jehoiakim was "buried with the burial of an ass," by being "drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem," without internment, the expression "slept with his fathers," can only mean that the died, or slept the sleep of death. In the East, a body exposed during the night would be a prey to wild animals; if any of it were left till the morning, the carnivorous birds would devour it. , ; , Jehoiachin As this man reigned only three months, and was a mere vassal of the king of Babylon, his reign is scarcely reckoned; and therefore Jeremiah ( ) says of Jehoiakim, "he shall have none to sit upon the throne of David."

‏ 2 Kings 24:6-8

am 3405. bc 599.

slept As Jehoiakim was "buried with the burial of an ass," by being "drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem," without internment, the expression "slept with his fathers," can only mean that the died, or slept the sleep of death. In the East, a body exposed during the night would be a prey to wild animals; if any of it were left till the morning, the carnivorous birds would devour it. 2Chr 36:6, 2Chr 36:8; Jer 22:18-19, Jer 36:30

Jehoiachin As this man reigned only three months, and was a mere vassal of the king of Babylon, his reign is scarcely reckoned; and therefore Jeremiah (Jer 36:30) says of Jehoiakim, "he shall have none to sit upon the throne of David."

the king Jer 37:5-7, Jer 46:2

from the river Gen 15:18; Num 34:5; Josh 15:4; 1Kgs 4:21; Isa 27:12

Jehoiachin 1Chr 3:16; Jer 24:1, Jeconiah, Jer 22:24, Jer 22:28, Jer 37:1, Coniah, Matt 1:11-12, Jechonias

eighteen years In the parallel place, he is said to be only eight years old; but this must be a mistake, for we find that having reigned only three months, he was carried captive to Babylon, and there had wives; and had he been of such a tender age, it could scarcely have been said that, as a king, "he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord." 2Chr 36:9